There has been concern with Jacob Turner's drop in velocity this spring, but Buster Olney of ESPN.com (via Twitter) spoke with execs with other clubs who say that scouts spotted this in late 2011 as well. The Tigers have said that they are not looking to trade the right-hander but he can reportedly be had in the right deal.

Rival executives say that the price tag for White Sox pitcher Gavin Floyd was huge over the winter, tweets Olney.

I watched him pitch last year and this spring and he hasn’t shown anything remotely special. For the way the Tigers talk about him, he should come up young throwing flames like Beckett or something. What’s your scouting report that makes him so indispensible? I’ve yet to hear anyone say anything about what makes him so great other than his velocity.

Are you a scout? When did I ever say I thought he was indispensable? How did you get all that from my silly comment? I was trying to make a joke.

I’m not a scout and I don’t play one on TV. But people whose opinions I trust say Turner more than held his own as a 20 year old while being advanced through the Tigers’ system rather quickly.

As far as I know, Turner throws mid-90s with a heavy 2-seamer, along with a curveball and changeup. I got to see him pitch in Toledo, and I was impressed. I think he tired out near the end of 2011, and obviously he was dealing with tendinitis this spring. I think it’s way too early to be tossing him on the trash heap with the likes of Andrew Miller or anointing Drew Smyly the new top prospect.

Ahh kay I was looking at ’10 but hey, the Jays still have 1 spot open in the bullpen too with Santos, Cordero, Jansen, Frasor, Villanueva, and Oliver, it leaves one spot to Litsch, Perez, or Carreno….. and Pauly would certainly be in the mix 😛

So which impact center-fielder will the Nationals get for Lannan? Bourn, Upton, Bourjos, Hamilton, McCutchen, Granderson, Victorino, Ellsbury, or Kemp?

Or will they have to settle for someone like Adam Jones or Chris Young? Dexter Fowler or Austin Jackson wouldn’t do it. Trout’s not proven himself yet, don’t see the Nationals even bothering to ask. Cespedes could be on their radar, or a corner guy capable of playing CF like Gardner, assuming the Yankees throw in some prospects and Cano.